President: Longing for God S Will to Be Done on Earth We Pray

The Lord’s Prayer

President: Longing for God’s will to be done on earth we pray

All: Our Father who art in heaven

President: We break this bread for our broken world

We break this bread for our broken lives

All: May what is broken be made whole as we share in the body of Christ..

Agnus Dei

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world:

have mercy on us (X2)

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world:

Grant us peace.

President: God’s Holy Gifts for God’s Holy people

All: Jesus Christ is holy,

Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father

At Epiphany we welcome all who are baptised to share in communion. If you prefer to receive a blessing, simply bow your head when you are at the altar rail.

Prayer after Communion(on sheet)

We listen to what the children have been doing and then hear the notices for the week.

The Blessing

President: The Lord be with you. All: And also with you

President…. And the blessing…. All: Amen

Final Hymn

Dismissal

President: Our Eucharist is ended.Tend the earth, care for God's good world,and bring forth the fruits of righteousness.

All: In the name of Christ. Amen.

The Church of the Epiphany, Gipton

Parish Eucharist for Creation

Processional Hymn

Greeting

President: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. All: Amen.

President:The Lordof all creation be with you.

All: and also with you.

Introductionand Welcome

Prayer

All: Faithful One,

whose word is life:

come with saving power to free our praise,

shape our lives and renew the face of the earth

for the kingdom of your Son,

Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayers of Penitence

The confession is introduced.

…… Lord have mercy. All: Lord have mercy

…… Christ have mercy. All: Christ have mercy

…… Lord have mercy. All: Lord have mercy

The President pronounces absolution.

The Collect–aspecial prayer for the day

(The collect and readings are on the readings/ notice sheet)

We sit to listen to our first readingfrom the Bible.

At the end the Reader says:

This is the word of the Lord. All:Thanks be to God

Gospel Hymn(after the hymn we remain standing)

Gospel Acclamation

Cantor:Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. All: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

Cantor………… All: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

Reader: The Lord be with you. All: And also with you

Reader: Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ accordingto .. All: Glory to you, O Lord.

Reader: This is the gospel of the Lord.

All: Praise to you O Christ

(Please remain standing until the sermon has been introduced with prayer)

Sermon

Affirmation of Faith

All: We believe that God creates all things,

renews all things, and holds all things in love.

We believe that the earth is a sacred place

filled with God's presence,

a home for all its creatures to share.

We believe that God became a man of earth,

Jesus Christ, who lived and breathed among us,

suffered and died on a cross,

for all human beings and for all creation,

and rose again to fill all things.

We believe that the Spirit renews life in the world,

groans together with every suffering creature,

and waits with us for the whole universe to be reborn.

We believe that with Jesus Christ

we too will rise and take our place in a new creation,

reconciled, restored and renewed. Amen

Prayers of intercession

We sit or kneel to pray.

We use one of these responses

Lord of all Life, or Lord of creation

All: Hear our prayer. Hear our prayer

And at the end

Merciful Father Accept these prayers for the sake of your Son,

our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen

The Peace(All stand)

President:The Peace of the Lord be always with you.

All: And also with you

President: Let us offer one another a sign of peace

Offertory Hymn (during which the collection is taken and bread and wine are brought to the altar)

Eucharistic Prayer(Please sit or kneel)

President: The Lord be with you All: And also with you

President: Lift up your hearts.All: we lift them to the Lord

President: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

All: It is right to give thanks and praise

The prayer continues until…Therefore we worship and adore you

with all your creation singing

All: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord, God of Power and might,

Heaven and earth are full of your glory,

Hosanna in the highest

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord

Hosanna in the highest

The prayer continues until

President:Great is the mystery of faith

All: Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.

The prayer continues until …for ever and ever All: Amen